WMATA kills my "Eating on Metro Dream"
Posted By Frank On May 29, 2009 @ 9:46 am In Food and Drink, Metro | Comments Disabled
Siiigghhh. WMATA has shot down [1] the proposal I wrote about [2] a few weeks ago regarding vendors at Metro stations-well, food vendors anyway. The discussion regarding dry cleaning etc. has been tabled.
Well, not really-I’ll just keep eating on Metro like I always have [3] (carefully and cleaning up after myself). I guess Metro just doesn’t want any of the money I spend on food and drink before I get on the train.
Oh right, they could fine me I guess-but in 7 years of living in this city and riding the train I have never even seen someone get in trouble for eating on the train-let alone been fined myself. Metro’s very own paper bag law [4]-as far as I can tell, as long as they don’t see it they don’t care-and that’s the way we’ll continue to play it.
This does seem to be, however, what the people want [5] so I will keep my complaining to a minimum. Hopefully the revised proposal without food will pass and other types of vendors will be allowed in a few of the stations.
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[1] has shot down: http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post.cgi?id=2479
[2] I wrote about: http://dc.metblogs.com/2009/05/07/metro-update-retail-on-the-way/
[3] eating on Metro like I always have: http://dc.metblogs.com/2009/04/20/eating-on-the-metro-why-im-for-it/
[4] own paper bag law: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2fV-_eiKxE
[5] people want: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/23/AR2009052301688.html
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